RIP Jean Simmons

[SonjaMarie]

She has died at 80, she played Elizabeth I before becoming Queen, in "Young Bess", among other famous works. May she rest in peace!:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100123/ap_en_tv/us_obit_jean_simmons

SM

[cw gortner]

I first fell in love with her in Young Bess. That flaming red hair and that dramatic moment when her shadow appears at the top of the staircase in the Tower: wow.

All the older classic movie stars are passing away. Having grown up watching them at the actual movies (40s and 50s films were shown at the theatres in Spain when I was growing up) it's quite sad to see them go.

[SonjaMarie]

She was a beautiful woman. I would watch shows about the Bible and she narrated a lot of them and had such a distinctive beautiful voice.

SM

[Vanessa]

That's sad news. I remember her in The Thorn Birds. Wasn't she married to Stewart Granger for a while?

[Ludmilla]

I always thought she was beautiful too. She starred in a lot of those big, budget historical epics. I probably remember her most for Spartacus and Big Country, which are favorites of mine.

[Misfit]

She was always one of my favorites along with Katherine Hepburn. The Robe with Richard Burton was always a fav to watch every Easter.

[Miss Moppet]

She was in a great 1940s melodrama called Baby Face.

The other film I really remember her for was Great Expectations, she only played the young Estella (Valerie Hobson took over for the second half) but she was amazing. I remember thinking they should have put more make up on her and let her play Estella throughout.

[Telynor]

I remember her in Desiree opposite Marlon Brando, a real creampuff of a film, but gorgeous costumes.

[chuck]

Absolutely, stunningly beautiful women and a fine actor....

[Miss Moppet]

I remember her in Desiree opposite Marlon Brando, a real creampuff of a film, but gorgeous costumes.

Oh, yes, Desiree - that's on my list to rent as soon as it comes out on DVD in the UK.

[donroc]

Had a major crush on her at age 14 when I first saw her in Great Expectations. Always enjoyed her subsequent performances.

[princess garnet]

I first saw her in "The Robe" when I was in junior high. Later on I saw her in "Spartacus" and "Elmer Gentry" on our local PBS station.

[LoveHistory]

I remember her mainly from Spartacus and Heidi.

90 years isn't a bad run, but still it's sad.